At Engaging Minds, three Penn Integrates Knowledge Professors take the stage At Engaging Minds, three Penn Integrates Knowledge Professors take the stage Alumni heard Lance Freeman examine racial equity in city planning, Dolores Albarracín talk about how conspiracy theories take hold, and Kevin Johnson discuss the importance of clear science communication.
Structured, Active, In-class Learning is changing the calculus on teaching Structured, Active, In-class Learning is changing the calculus on teaching Mathematics professor Philip Gressman sees the comprehensive teaching approach as a way to engage students as a dynamic group, something STEM courses don’t often embrace.
Two Penn fourth-years and an alumna named 2023 Marshall Scholars 2023 Marshall Scholars Sarah Kane, Amy Krimm, and Carson Eckhard. Two Penn fourth-years and an alumna named 2023 Marshall Scholars Fourth-years Sarah Kane and Amy Krimm are in the College of Arts and Sciences, as was 2021 graduate Carson Eckhard.
Penn announces the largest one-time increase to minimum Ph.D. stipend Penn announces the largest one-time increase to minimum Ph.D. stipend The University-wide minimum Ph.D. stipend will rise from $30,547 to $38,000 and goes into effect in the coming academic year.
Dingle, Padilla captain Quakers past Temple Dingle, Padilla captain Quakers past Temple Jordan Dingle scored 30 points in the men’s basketball team’s 77-57 win on Saturday and Kayla Padilla dropped 28 points in the women’s basketball team’s 62-61 victory on Sunday.
From crisis communications to dissecting a decade of TV news Sam Wolken is a joint doctoral student in Communication and Political Science. (Image: Annenberg School for Communication) From crisis communications to dissecting a decade of TV news Sam Wolken, a joint doctoral student in communication and political science, studies public opinion, local news, and politics.
Study shows promise of new anti-KRAS drug for pancreatic cancer Study shows promise of new anti-KRAS drug for pancreatic cancer A small molecule inhibitor that attacks the difficult cancer-causing gene mutation KRAS successfully shrunk tumors or stopped cancer growth in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer.
Two from Penn named Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery Jing (Jane) Li of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Li Shen of Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. (Images: Courtesy of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Perelman School of Medicine) Two from Penn named Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery Jing (Jane) Li of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Li Shen of the Perelman School of Medicine have been named distinguished members of the Association for Computing Machinery.
Faith in public life In a speaker series for the School of Social Policy & Practice, Ben Jealous hosted Chaplain Charles “Chaz” Howard and Rabbi David Saperstein. Faith in public life In a conversation sponsored by the School of Social Policy & Practice, Ben Jealous discussed religion’s potential to transform society with Charles ‘Chaz’ Howard and David Saperstein.
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries acquires archives of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Academy of Music Dillalogue views photographs by Adrian Siegel at the archives at the Academy of Music ahead of the material being moved to Penn. Siegel served as the unofficial photographer at The Philadelphia Orchestra while a cellist from 1922-1959, and then official Orchestra photographer during his retirement, from 1959 to the mid-1970s. The University of Pennsylvania Libraries acquires archives of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Academy of Music The historic partnership provides the public access to nearly 175 years of Philadelphia’s rich musical history.